So I’m going to push aside my urge to make every sentence in this post a British stereotype and inform you guys that Android 2.1 is available on UK Milestones as of this morning. Similar to Canada’s release, a package is available to download off of Motorola’s website, which in turn will update your phone when it’s connected to the computer. For ease of use, I’m just going to update the directions from our Canadian writeup, as I imagine the installation process is much of the same.

Instructions

1.  Visit this Motorola site.
2.  Choose your region, then phone model.
3.  Download the My Software Update software.
4.  Connect your phone to your computer and follow the instructions. Your phone will have to be restarted twice: once manually (when the installer tells you) and once automatically to apply the final update. Enjoy your pretty wallpapers!

Happy updating, and long live the Commonwealth!

In perhaps an unexpected move, Twitter released their official application to the Android Marketplace today. The app looks fantastic, featuring animated backgrounds and many of the features other Twitter applications already offer, including full direct message/reply/search functionality. I’m getting reports that the app only is supported on 2.1+ phones, which shouldn’t be a problem now that everyone is caught up with updates.

Things that I haven’t seen before (at least from Twidroid, my app of choice) is the ability to change your profile and picture straight from the app. As a fan of first-party apps, I’ll have to give a tip of a hat to the 140-character dynamos.

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While everyone rejoices about the Droid receiving 2.1, Android users north of the border are still waiting for their update. Canadian Milestone owners will be waiting a bit longer for their live wallpapers, it seems, as the Motorola Canada Facebook page reported Tuesday that the 2.1 update is TBA.

A lot of you are asking about the upgrade from 2.0 to 2.1. Ultimately, we want to ensure you have the best possible experience on your device; as a result, the rollout is taking longer than expected. Though we don’t have the new deployment date to share just yet, we do promise we are working to get you updated information and will let you know as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. We appreciate it!

Hopefully we Telus customers won’t be left waiting for long; some of our Android friends over on the Rogers network are still waiting for Android 1.6.